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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-03-2004CITY OF WASHINGTON MUNICIPAL SERVICES COMMITTEE May 3, 2004 Minutes I1. II1. CALL TO ORDER - Chair Gene Cerino called the meeting to order at 5:00 PM in Conference Room 3 located on the second floor of Auburn City Hall, 25 West Main Street, Auburn, WA. Members included: Chair Gene Cerino, Vice Chair Rich Wagner and Member Bill Peloza. Staff members present included: Mayor Pete Lewis, Police Chief Jim Kelly, Fire Chief Russ Vandver, Finance Director Shelley Coleman, City Attorney Dan Heid, Planning and Community Development Director Paul Krauss and Police Department Secretary Martha Larsen. Others in attendance included: Airport Manager Jamelle Garcia and Auburn Medical Center employees Sean McDonald and Katie Lott. AGENDA MODIFICATIONS There were no agenda modifications. CONSENT ITEMS A. Approval of Minutes 1. Minutes of the April 19, 2004 Municipal Services Committee meeting. B. Surplus Items Police Department Surplus Property Committee to authorize the surplus and disposal of the following property no longer of use to the City: Panasonic Color Monitor CT-1330M Serial EA6610883 City Tag 021 521 Panasonic VCR AG-1950 Serial H6HB00578 City Tag 021 523 Panasonic VCR AG-1950 Serial H6HB00591 City tag 021 524 Panasonic Editing Controller AG-A95 Serial L6A2337KB City Tag 021 525 ICM Character Generator CG7000 Serial 05208711A73 City tag 021 574 JVC VCR HR S5900U Serial 116U1411 Vice Chair Wagner and Member Peloza seconded to approve the Consent Agenda. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 3-0. Municipal Services Minutes May 3, 2004 IV. ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS A. Ordinances Ordinance No. 5829 An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Auburn, Washington relating to Dangerous Dogs. City Attorney Dan Heid reported that the draft ordinance that is currently proposed for adoption has been discussed, evaluated and revised in various different Council committee meetings, as well as individual evaluations by staff and council members. The language of a prior draft was also subject of a significant amount of public comment at the City Council meeting of May 19, 2004. The proposed (current draft) ordinance is the product of significant consideration and is the product of an effort to hold dog owners accountable for the conduct of their dogs without being breed or weight specific. The regulation imposes a greater responsibility on owners of dogs that are either known to have dangerous propensities or that pose a greater risk of danger or harm to persons or pets. Although earlier alternatives developed in connection with dangerous dog ordinances for the City of Auburn did include breed specific language and weight considerations, it was decided that these options were not, at this point, necessary for the City for several reasons, including the fact that many types of dogs, not just those that are more typically identified in breed specific ordinances, can cause injury or loss of life to persons or pets. Similarly, the size of dogs may not translate to a dog of a particular size being necessarily more dangerous than other dogs of a smaller size. The ordinance provides two key categorizations of dogs: "potentially dangerous dogs" and "dangerous dogs." The potentially dangerous dog category is an initial threshold that imposes upon owners of dogs falling into that category of greater responsibility to guarantee that the dog does not run loose or attack persons or pets. Dangerous dogs, however, goes further in that not only is there a responsibility on the part of the dog owner to meet what is required for potentially dangerous dogs, there are other options, including micro chipping, muzzle requirements, confinement in secure kennels, etc. Furthermore, the dangerous dog designation would be the product of a particular "declaration" by the City (it would not be automatic), which declaration could be questioned, challenged or appealed and subject to due process considerations. The proposed ordinance also includes language that could afford the owner of what might otherwise be a dangerous dog the chance to avoid that declaration if the owner takes and completes a course or program designed to instruct about the issues of responsible dog ownership. However again, unless a dog is declared to be dangerous, that category would not automatically apply. Page 2 Municipal Services Minutes May 3, 2004 The "declaration" requirement affords the City some flexibility in terms of dogs that might be potentially dangerous but haven't done anything that is deemed to rise to the level of the dangerous dog category. However, on the same token, dogs that do cause the concern that prompts dangerous dog declarations could have that declaration applied to them, therefore providing the intended level of protection to the citizenry and community from dogs that have been specifically declared dangerous. While there may be several different options that are available to the City of Auburn, the proposed ordinance seeks to address dangerous dog ordinances without employing breed specific or size criteria. At the same time, the dangerous dog ordinance does seek to address responsibility in a way that should alleviate some concerns and should provide some level of protection that may not currently be available. Vice Chair Wagner noted the date on the Agenda Bill was incorrect. Chair Cerino assured Attorney Heid that he had very carefully reviewed the document. Vice Chair Wagner moved and Member Peloza seconded to recommend approval of Ordinance No. 5829. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 3-0. Ordinance No. 5841 An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Auburn, Washington, amending Sections 10.36.205, 10.36.255 and 10.36.360, of the Auburn City Code relating to parking enforcement This ordinance would add language pertaining to vehicles with switched license plates and/or tabs and it would address vehicles that are parked so they are blocking mailbox access. Vice Chair Wagner moved and Member Peloza seconded to recommend approval of Ordinance No. 5841. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 3-0. B. Resolutions 1. Resolution No. 3673 A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Auburn, Washington, authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a one-year extension of the lease of property to King County Department of Public Health for the King County Paramedic Program. Vice Chair Wagner moved and Member Peloza seconded to recommend approval of Resolution No. 3673. Page 3 Municipal Services Minutes May 3, 2004 VI. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 3-0. INFORMATION/DISCUSSION ITEMS A. Runway Improvements Contract Award Finance Director Coleman announced that ICON Materials submitted the Iow bid that was well under the engineer's estimate. She reported that one grant has been received and another is expected to cover most of the cost and the work will commence in late August and will be done in 9 phases. Member Peloza questioned the amount of downtime for the airport and Chair Cerino asked for an overview of the phases of construction. Member Wagner would be in favor of the resolution if the second grant were obtained. B. Auburn Reqional Medical Center's Parking Proposal Mr. Sean McDonald from the Auburn Regional Medical Center (AMC) has requested a 2-hour limit on parking on Division Street between 2nd Street and 3rd Street and 2nd Street between Division and A Street NW. At present those spaces have no time limitation. Vice Chair Wagner recalled that AMC had originally stated before the recent expansion that the expansion would not cause an increase in patients, employees or parking. However, since this is not the case, Vice Chair Wagner would prefer to have a parking forecast by AMC of patients and employees expected before making any decisions. Planning and Community Development Director Paul Krauss reminded the Committee that there are future plans for parking development that should relieve some of parking congestion. Vice Chair Wagner requested that the Planning Department develop a parking permit plan that would be functional. ADJOURNMEN~ With no further public business the meeting adjourned at 5:48 P.M. Apprqyed this l~-day of May, 2004. Gene Cerino, Chair i~.__..M'artha Larsen, Police Department Secretary Page 4